Christchurch Mayor Bob
Parker has welcomed the release of EQC’s latest
geotechnical report
“This new information is a welcome
development and a significant step in letting the city move
on,” according to Mayor Bob Parker.
EQC released the
second stage report today. Based on a suburb by suburb
engineering assessment of the nature and extent of the land
damage, it identifies the land repair strategies for each
suburb and area most affected by land damage.
“The
information now available means that most of Christchurch
has the green light it needs to go ahead with repairing or
rebuilding earthquake damage. People with very severe or
major land damage now know whether they fall into the
category that will receive a wide scale coordinated repair
strategy before they are able to repair/rebuild,” says Bob
Parker.
“It will still take more than two years to
complete repairs and rebuilding of our homes, but at least
now there is a clearer road map for the work that has to be
done. This is a very positive
development.”
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